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FIDE Grand Swiss 2025: Players, Dates, Prizes and More
The FIDE Grand Swiss chess tournament will take place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan from September 4 to 15.
Top players like Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa, Erigaisi, and Abdusattorov are participating.
The tournament is an 11-round Swiss format and has a total prize pool of $855,000.
It offers qualification spots for the 2026 Candidates Tournament, which is a step towards the world championship.
The Open Event will have a time control of 100 minutes for 40 moves, and the Women's event will have 90 minutes for 40 moves, both with an increment.
The matches will be streamed live on the FIDE YouTube channel.
The FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 is in Samarkand, Uzbekistan from September 4-15, 2025.
D. Gukesh, R. Praggnanandhaa, Arjun Erigaisi, and Nodirbek Abdusattorov are among the participants.
The total prize pool is $855,000.
The top finishers qualify for the 2026 Candidates Tournament.
The event will be streamed live on the FIDE YouTube channel.
- Who
- Top chess players including D. Gukesh, R. Praggnanandhaa, Arjun Erigaisi, and Nodirbek Abdusattorov
- What
- FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 chess tournament
- When
- September 4-15, 2025
- Where
- Samarkand, Uzbekistan
- Why
- To compete for the title and qualification spots for the 2026 Candidates Tournament
- Event
- FIDE Grand Swiss 2025
- Location
- Samarkand, Uzbekistan
- Dates
- September 4-15, 2025
- Open Event Prize Pool
- $625,000
- Women's Event Prize Pool
- $230,000
- Total Prize Pool
- $855,000
- Live Streaming
- FIDE YouTube channel
Sources
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FIDE Grand Swiss 2025: Live Streaming Details, Players, Dates, Prizes And All You Need To Know
